Isreal -Gaza war: Swedish girl, baby sister and mother killed in Israeli strike

Ahmed Madi, a Swedish man living in Gothenburg, was on the phone to his wife Yasmine in Gaza – who was there with their two young daughters.

Minutes later, he got a call saying they were all dead. A missile had hit their home.

Four-year-old Nawal was a Swedish citizen, but her one-year-old sister Sila and mother weren’t, according to the girls’ cousin Mohammed Hassan. That’s why they weren’t in Sweden, he tells the BBC.

“Those girls were desperate to come to Sweden, to be with their dad,” he says.

A fourth member of the family has also died, he says – and others are in hospital.

Mohammed describes the helplessness of being abroad with family who are trapped as the bombs fall.

“You can’t help innocent people who are suffering. You just sit around waiting to see if they die.”

A number of countries say their citizens have been caught up in the latest hostilities. France is one of the latest countries to offer an update – saying eight of its nationals have been confirmed dead in attacks by Hamas.

BBC.Com